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Not held in other editions
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Underwater Swimming, Men

Date12 August 1900 — 9:00
StatusOlympic
LocationSeine, Pont de Courbevoie – Pont d'Asnières, Paris
Participants14 from 4 countries
FormatTwo points were awarded for each metre swum and one point was awarded for each second swum underwater. Final only.

This highly unusual event was contested in the Olympic Games for the only time in 1900. The two Frenchman, Charles Devendeville and André Six, won first and second place. However, Journal des Sports noted that the third-place finisher, Peder Lykkeberg, was the best of the lot. However, the article noted that Lykkeberg swam in a circle, swimming much more than 60 metres, but the distance was measured only in a straight line from the starting point.

PosCompetitor(s)NOCPointsDistanceTime
1Charles DevendevilleFRA188.460.001:08.4Gold
2André SixFRA185.460.001:05.4Silver
3Peder LykkebergDEN147.028.501:30.0Bronze
4 de RomandFRA145.247.5050.2
5Léon TisserandFRA109.530.7548.0
6Hans AniolGER103.936.9530.0
7 MenaultFRA103.432.5038.4
8Louis MarcFRA100.034.0032.0
9Pierre PeyrussonFRA91.631.0029.6
10Paul KaisermannFRA89.016.1056.8
11Jean LeclerqFRA88.030.0028.0
12 ChevrandFRA72.020.0032.0
13Alois AnderleAUT69.423.5022.4
14 EucherFRA66.021.5023.0